Jaycar Speakers For Rear, Fronts Missing Mid Bass.

[quink]

Hi all,

Got an R32 GTST, installed some nice pioneer splits in the front (kevlar ones) a few years ago and some cheapie clarion speakers in the back and a 10" sub ported slightly incorrectly and has a very deep response. all hooked up to 4 channel kenwood amp.

Now the rear speakers are blown, i want to replace them, but on the cheap.

I'm also missing a lit of mid bass, the sub is gives deep bass ok, the splits gives mids to high trebs but seem to miss alot of the mid bass and midrange. its like most of the sound i hear is from the tweeters and the sub.

I never bothered dynamatting/or putting that rubber deflector thing flexorb on the back of the front splits)

Does this have a large effect?

Also i was looking at these for replacement rears. Just simple 6.5" "paper cone woofers" that'll hopefully recover some of the midrange i'm missing.

http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?I...mp;SUBCATID=396

Anyone had any experience with these? should i even bother with these?

Also as a note i'm not going for loudness, just hopefully more quality, half the stuff i listen to is jazz and cafe style music.

[Medium Dave]

I have found a lot of the jaycar gear to be quite reasonable for the money, but in your system I would probably spend the money on sound deadening the front doors (a tin of underbody tar is cheap, but messy- found at autobarn etc, or propper matting - more $$ but easier) and forget about the rears.

A propper enclosure makes a big difference, even a good set of speakers will be rubbish if the enclosure is poor, and mixing and matching different speakers wont help.

If you do go for the tar option - I use it all the time, be careful, it sticks to everything and wont come off. When using it, mask off the area, and wear thick rubber gloves and tie garbage bags on your arms up to your arm pits! Its cheap and messy, but works really well - I dont bother with anything else and I have built my share of systems

[quink]

Thanks for the reply, i'll go with sound deadening..

now.. anyone know where i can readily pick up some Dynamat stuff in Melbourne?

[Rekin]

Thanks for the reply, i'll go with sound deadening..

now.. anyone know where i can readily pick up some Dynamat stuff in Melbourne?

You could talk to Jaycar about sound deadening. They have plenty of materials;

http://jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=AX...=&SUBCATID=

Never given it a try though, let us know how it goes

[2KR34]

Hi all,

Got an R32 GTST, installed some nice pioneer splits in the front (kevlar ones) a few years ago and some cheapie clarion speakers in the back and a 10" sub ported slightly incorrectly and has a very deep response. all hooked up to 4 channel kenwood amp.

Now the rear speakers are blown, i want to replace them, but on the cheap.

I'm also missing a lit of mid bass, the sub is gives deep bass ok, the splits gives mids to high trebs but seem to miss alot of the mid bass and midrange. its like most of the sound i hear is from the tweeters and the sub.

I never bothered dynamatting/or putting that rubber deflector thing flexorb on the back of the front splits)

Does this have a large effect?

Also i was looking at these for replacement rears. Just simple 6.5" "paper cone woofers" that'll hopefully recover some of the midrange i'm missing.

http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?I...mp;SUBCATID=396

Anyone had any experience with these? should i even bother with these?

Also as a note i'm not going for loudness, just hopefully more quality, half the stuff i listen to is jazz and cafe style music.

I haven't heard the Jaycar speakers you noted but have just heard a set of Response 6.5" in the rear of a S15 driven only by a mid range Kenwood head unit and I was very impressed.

They are a bit dearer than the ones noted but my impression of Jaycar stuff has just gone way up.

See ling below.

response speakers

[quink]

yeh will prolly go for the 2-way 6.5" jaycar speakers.. its $99 for the pair rather than individual, so definately a good buy.

(oh as a note the ones i was looking at were 8ohm home speakers rather than car ones.. and so are sold individual basis)

I've sound deadened the doors with 3 rolls of dynamat.. wasn't enough to fill the whole door inside skin and panel. but got to at least 3/4 of it.. so mainly did the area around the speakers.. added some focal plain chant foam bits too..

the outcome..

much heavier door.. prolly added 2-3kg's to each door.. and u can definately feel it.. when opening on an angle watch out.. u may forget the extra weight and wack your door against something..

The sound.. when i first heard it.. i'd say definately a more noticeable punch from fronts.

hrm.. i'm not sure if it was worth the ~$180.. however.

Edited April 28, 2008 by quink

[Astro Bear]

I have Jaycar 6.5 inch Kevlar Splits up front and they are fantastic. I also have a 12 inch carbon fibre jaycar response sub that is absolutely awesome! Top stuff and really cheap too.